"I'm not really comfortable why certain things didn't continue, why
certain things stopped at the times they did," he said. "There may be valid
reasons, but I can't see them."

While he hopes the case doesn't involve a cover-up, Evans said that as a new police chief it's important he show citizens how the department will run under his watch.

"Part of life is perception," he said. " And part of my job is to make sure the public is comfortable about what the police agency is doing."

"The community doesn't buy -- whether reality or perception -- certain things that happened. I've got a responsibility to put that to
rest. Because at the end of the day, without the citizens' support we
don't go anywhere in this city."

Listen to the full interview in the embedded player to hear Evans explain why he thinks a report on untested rape kits is a non-story.